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Manasi Prasad is a noted Indian classical vocalist from Bangalore and an arts management professional. Manasi has performed widely across India, and in 6 continents around the world. She is a recipient of the prestigious Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar from the Sangeet Natak Akademi, Govt. of India, the Rotary-Brigade Young Achievers Award and the Shanmukhananda Yuva Kalakar Puraskar. Manasi has been involved in reviving the compositions of violin maestro, Mysore T. Chowdiah, and in 2020, she spearheaded the creation of www.chowdiah.com, an online digital archive.
She has brought perspectives from the arts to the corporate world through talks at fora such as the CII India Innovation Summit, the FICCI Smart Cities conclave, and workshops on creativity for organizations such as Infosys and IIIT-B. After a brief stint as a banker, Manasi spearheaded the setup of the Indian Music Experience Museum, which is India’s first interactive music museum. Supported by the Brigade Group as part of its CSR initiatives, the vision of the IME is to preserve and propagate Indian music. As its founding Museum Director, Manasi led the set-up of the museum from concept to curation and execution, and is currently on its Board of Trustees. She has also worked with other leading arts organizations as a curator and consultant.
Manasi is an engineering graduate, and went on to do her MBA from IIM Bangalore, where she won the Aditya Birla Scholarship. She is a Melton Fellow, a TED Fellow, and has been recognized as one of the 35 'Indians of Tomorrow' by the India Today publications. Her story has been the subject of a case study, which forms part of the ‘Managing Career Success and Transitions’ course at her alma mater, IIMB. Manasi is mother to two feisty kids. She has run a few half marathons, and enjoys her practice of yoga.
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